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Rocketgirl8097 t1_j0ddsuy wrote
Join the WSDOT Facebook page and ask that question. They are generally pretty responsive.
AnteaterMost5511 t1_j0facvy wrote
My sister with state patrol dispatch. Got call one night from lady to report a truck leaking/dropping it's load on the road and hitting her car.
"mam, that's the road plows clearing and sanding the roads, now stop tailgating"
throwawayacct139865 t1_j0cxifp wrote
It puts more weight on the rear axle which provides more traction.
Cryptikfox OP t1_j0cx4l7 wrote
Pic is just from google images since I couldn’t find an example of it happening in action. I’ve seen it several times on Snoqualmie pass that typically on the down hill sections, snowplows will raise their bed all the way. Why would they do this? Wouldn’t that be way worse for their center of gravity?
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DvlsDarln t1_j0dytwf wrote
>to get more weight on the rear tires as the front is already weighed down by the engine
That is my thought. Trucks of all kinds are front heavy only. Downhill in icy conditions is especially dangerous.
appsecSme t1_j0ef66n wrote
Not only the engine, but the weight of the massive plow.
Lokehualiilii t1_j0ely4o wrote
They’re dumping sand on the road
lurker-1969 t1_j0e6l2b wrote
They also store the truck bed up to drain rain water. Gravity media distribution when coming down the pass if they don't have a spreader.
TheRealRotidder t1_j0cyydl wrote
To disburse sand or salt from the dump bed. Some just do it by gravity, some have mechanical spreader attachments to ‘fling’ the material across the lane(s)